-Date 2022of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-5351/1 EAW:ekg&skw ASSEMBLY BILL 832 January 7, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives ALLAHAN , ARMSTRONG , EHNKE , B ORN, BRANDTJEN , DALLMAN , DITTRICH, EDMING, GUNDRUM , AMES , KATSMA, K ITCHENS, KNODL , KRUG , KUGLITSCH, KURTZ , MACCO , MAGNAFICI, M URSAU, N OVAK, PENTERMAN , PETERSEN , ETRYK , PLUMER, J.R ODRIGUEZ, SANFELIPPO, S NYDER, SORTWELL , PIROS, TEFFEN , WEARINGEN , THIESFELDT, ITTL, RANEL and C ABRAL-G UEVARA, cosponsored by Senators ACQUE and NASS.
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WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT relating to:
AnalysisThe bypeople theof Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the Lawstate Enforcementof StandardsWisconsin, Boardrepresented reimbursesin eachrecertification political subdivision for approved expenses incurred by law enforcement officers, jail officers, and juvenile detention officers who complete training atunder board-certifieds. schools.
Under current law, LESB reimburses the costs associated with preparatory training for new recruits, and for the cost of annual recertification training.
This bill requires LESB to reimburse the costs of preparatory training that were paid by an individual, in addition to those costs that were paid by a political subdivision on behalf of a recruit.
Under current law, reimbursement to a political subdivision for annual recertification training must be at least $160 per officer.
The bill requires LESB to also reimburse a law enforcement agency in an amount equal to the amount sent to the political subdivision to reimburse annual recertification training costs.
The bill requires the governor to allocate funds received from the federal government pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act to provide the reimbursements to individuals for preparatory training and to law enforcement agencies for recertification training, and to supplement reimbursements for training to political subdivisions.
Because federal law requires ARPA funding to be used by December 31, 2024, the bill sunsets both training reimbursement provisions described above on that date.
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5351/1 EAW:ekg&skw ASSEMBLY BILL 832 For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) LAW ENFORCEMENT PREPARATORY TRAINING REIMBURSEMENTS.
(a) The law enforcement standards board shall reimburse approved expenses for an individual who satisfactorily completes preparatory training at a board-certified school and who subsequently becomes certified as a law enforcement officer, jail officer, or juvenile detention officer.
Expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph include tuition and living and travel expenses.
This paragraph does not apply after December 31, 2024.
(b) Of the moneys the governor accepts from the federal government under s.
16.54 pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
117-2, the governor shall allocate to the department of justice an amount equal to reimbursements distributed under par.
(a).
(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT RECERTIFICATION TRAINING REIMBURSEMENTS.
(a) The law enforcement standards board shall reimburse a law enforcement agency for the cost of annual recertification training under s.
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burse approved expenses for an individual who satisfac- (b) Of the moneys the governor accepts from the fed- torily completes preparatory training at a board−certified school and who subsequently becomes certified as a law eral government under s.
16.54 pursuant to section 602 of enforcement officer, jail officer, or juvenile detention the federal Social Security Act as amended by the federal officer.
Expenses eligible for reimbursement under this American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
117−2, the gov- ernor shall allocate to the department of justice an paragraph include tuition and living and travel expenses.
amount equal to the amount of reimbursements to law This paragraph does not apply after December 31, 2024.
(b) Of the moneys the governor accepts from the fed- enforcement agencies under par.
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20.455117−2, (2) (am) and (as) are insufficient, of the moneysgov- thepriated governor accepts from the federal government under s.
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165.85(a). (5) (b) and costs under s.
eral Social Security Act as amended by the federal Amer- (2) L AW ENFORCEMENT RECERTIFICATION TRAINING ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
117−2, the governor REIMBURSEMENTS.
shall allocate to the department of justice an amount suf- (a) The law enforcement standards board shall reim- ficient to pay all approved expenses under s.
165.85 (5) burse a law enforcement agency for the cost of annual (b) and costs under s.
(END)* Section 991.11ISCONSINSTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”